[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 244 (Thursday, December 21, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60619-60620]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-27454]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1121-0260]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Reinstatement, With Change, of a Previously
Approved Collection for Which Approval Has Expired: 2018 Police Public
Contact Survey (PPCS)
AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs,
Bureau of Justice Statistics, will be submitting the following
information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until
February 20, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have additional comments
especially on the estimated public burden or associated response time,
suggestions, or need a copy of the proposed information collection
instrument with instructions or additional information, please contact
Elizabeth Davis, Statistician, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810
Seventh Street NW, Washington, DC 20531 (email:
[email protected]; telephone: (202-305-2667).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written comments and suggestions from the
public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of
information are encouraged. Your comments should address one or more of
the following four points:
--Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the functions of the Bureau of Justice
Statistics, including whether the information will have practical
utility;
--Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
--Evaluate whether and if so how the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected can be enhanced; and
--Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Overview of This Information Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement of the Police
Public Contact Survey, with changes, a previously approved collection
for which approval has expired.
(2) The Title of the Form/Collection: 2018 Police Public Contact
Survey.
(3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the Department sponsoring the collection: The form number for the
questionnaire is PPCS-1. The applicable component within the Department
of Justice is the Bureau of Justice Statistics, in the Office of
Justice Programs.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Respondents will be persons 16 years or older
living in households located throughout the United States sampled for
the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). The PPCS will be
conducted as a supplement to the NCVS in all sample households for a
six (6) month period. The PPCS is one component of the BJS effort to
fulfill the mandate set forth by the Violent Crime Control and Law
Enforcement Act of 1994 to collect, evaluate, and publish data on the
use of excessive force by law enforcement personnel. The goal of the
collection is to report national statistics that provide a better
understanding of the types, frequency, and outcomes of contacts between
the police and the public, public perceptions of police behavior during
the contact, and the conditions under which police force may be
threatened or used. BJS plans to publish this information in reports
and reference it when responding to queries from the U.S. Congress,
Executive Office of the President, the U.S. Supreme Court, state
officials, international organizations, researchers, students, the
media, and others interested in criminal justices statistics.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: An estimate of
the total number of respondents is 118,714. About 80% of respondents
(92,597) will have no police contact and will complete the short
interview with an average burden of three minutes. Among the 20% of
respondents (26,117) who experienced police contact, the time to ask
the detailed questions regarding the nature of the contact is estimated
to take an average of 10 minutes. Respondents will be asked to respond
to this survey only once during the six month period. The burden
estimate is based on data from prior administrations of the PPCS.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: There is an estimated 8,983 total burden hours
associated with this collection.
If additional information is required contact: Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 3E.405A, Washington, DC 20530.
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Dated: December 15, 2017.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2017-27454 Filed 12-20-17; 8:45 am]
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